This heraldry dictionary is based on the works of Elvin (edited by Marvin Beatty) from his original manuscript of 1879. Corrections have been made, and additions from the Armorial Gold Library have been added. You are welcome to use this
heraldry dictionary as a reference tool without fee. This is copyrighted material and as such may not be reproduced in "any way" without the expressed written
permission of Armorial Gold.
Thank You for your Cooperation.

Ibex. In armoury,
an imaginary animal, it has two straight horns projecting
from the forehead, serrated.

Ibis. An Egyptian-bird.

Icicle. A pendent
conical mass of ice.

I.H.S. Iota, Eta,
and Sigma of Jesus, also abbreviation for Jesus, or Jesus
Hominum Salvator.

Ilex. See Holly.

Imbattled. Or Embattled.
Same as Crenellée.

Imbattled Christed. A chief imbattled christed. Same as a Chief Urdee, or
Champagne.

Imbordured. See Bordered.

Imbordering. A term
to express a field bordered with the same tincture as the
field.

Imbowed or Embowed. Bent.

Imbrued, Imbued or Embrued.
Stained with blood.

Impale-To. Is to
join two coats of arms palewise. See Arms Impaled.

Impaled. United by
impalement.

Impaling. Dividing
the shield per-pale. In impaling a, coat with a border,
the border is not continued down the centre line.

Imperial Crown. Properly
that which is worn by an Emperor; the Crowns of Kings are,
however, often termed imperial, and any bearing that is
crowned with a regal crown is said to be Imperially Crowned.

Imperial Eagle. An
eagle with two heads.

Imprese or Impress. A device on a shield. A painted metaphor.

In. Added to the
Ordinary, is used to express the position of charges when
they occupy that position of the shield assigned to the
ordinary. Observe it is correct to use the following terms
instead of "In", viz : Bendways, Paleways, Fesse, or Bill-ways,
Cheveronways, Saltireways.

Incensed, Incensan or Anime.
Terms for animals when borne with fire issuing
from their mouths and ears.

Inclave. The same
as pattée, or dovetailed.

Incontrant. Meeting.
The same as Respectant.

Increment. Used to
express the moon in her increase.

Increscent. A crescent
with horns towards the dexter.

Inde. Azure.

Indented. Notched.

Indented-embowed. A chev. Indented embowed.

Indentee. Having
indents not joined.

Indentelly. Indented
Perlong, with notches much deeper than usual.

Indian Empire, Order of.
See Knighthood Orders of.

Indorce. See Endorse.

Indorsed or Endorsed. Placed back to back.

Inescutcheon, Inescochen or
Escochen. A small escutcheon borne as a charge,
or on the centre of a shield, but much smaller than what
is termed an escutcheon of Pretence.

Infamed. See Defamed.

Inflamed or Flamant. Anything burning.

Infula. A long cap.

Infulæ. Ribands hanging
from a Bishop's Mitre.

Infulated. Adorned.

Infuled. Having a
long cap embowed, at the end a tassel.

In-Full course. Same
as Current.

In Glory or In Splendour.
The sun surrounded by rays.

In-Lure. Two wings
conjoined and inverted are said to be in lure.

In-Pretence. Placed
upon, and in front of.

In-pride. Said of
the Peacock and Turkeycock when depicted with tail extended.

In-surcoat. See Surtout.

Ingrailed. See Engrailed.

Ingulfant or Engoulant.
See Ingullant.

Ingullant. Swallowing.

Inhanced. Same as
Enhanced.

Ink-horn. Anciently
termed "penner and ink-horn".

Inquire, Arms of. An Heraldic anomaly, is when a Coat contains charges
so contrary to the general rules of Heraldry, that persons
are led to ask why they have been granted. See Enquirir,
Arms of.

Inraced or Racee. The same as indented.

Insects. Of different
kinds are borne in Coat Armour. Bees, Ants, Butterflies,
etc.

Insignia. Badges
of distinction.

Insigned or Ensigned. Crowned.

Instruments of the Passion.
Displayed on shields in ecclesiastical decorations
are the Pitcher, Towel, Sword, Scourge, Crown of Thorns,
Reed and Sponge, Spear, Nails, Ladder, Pincers, and a Heart
pierced with five wounds, arranged in different ways.

Inter. Between.

Interchangeably-posed.
As fish lying across each other, the heads and
tails interchangeably posed, the head of each appearing
between the tails of the others. This might be blazoned
three fish, two in saltire heads upwards, one in pale head
downwards.

Interchanged. The
same as counterchanged.

Interfretted, Interlaced or
Interlinked. Linked together.

Interposed. Alternately
disposed.

Intersicants or Intersectants.
Per-transient lines which cross each other.

Interstice. The narrow
space between two or more bodies.

Inveckee and Goaree. The same as Double Arching, or Archee, Nuee, and Undee.

Invecked, Invected or Invecqued.
The reverse of engrailed.

Invelloped or Involved.
Surrounded by, or issuing from clouds, etc.

Invertant, Inverted or Reversed.
Any thing turned the wrong way.

Invexed. See Arched.

Irish Brogue. See
Brogue.

Irish-cups. See Covered-cups.

Iron. See Cutting,
Drawing, Soldering, and Spade Iron.

Iron Ring. A tool
used by wiredrawers.

Irradiated. Surrounded
by rays.

Isant. See Issuant.

Issuant or Issuing. Terms which signify proceeding from, or coming out of.

Issuant et Issuant, or Issuant-Revertant.
Terms to express an animal as if he were issuing
or coming into the field in base, and going out again in
chief.

Ivy. A plant that
runs up trees, walls, etc. "Ivy is the symbol of eternal
life." The arms of the Town of St. Ives. ar. an Ivy branch
overspreading the whole field vert.

The
Heraldry Dictionary by Armorial Gold Heraldry Services
is provided as a free resource tool for Heraldry
enthusiasts. The Heraldry Dictionary and the information
contained therein, has been researched through original
manuscripts and Armorial Gold’s own sources. Reproduction in any form is prohibited.
All rights reserved.